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Man Faces Death Penalty In Death Of Girlfriend's Baby

CINCINNATI -- Testimony continues in the trial of a man accused of murdering a 3-month-old baby

Couple Get 3 Years in Prison for Keeping Grandchild Locked in Bathroom for 4 Years

DAYTON — Brian and Rivae Hart, who admitted keeping Mrs. Hart's granddaughter locked in an apartment bathroom for more than four years, were both sentenced to 36 months in prison Thursday.

"Christian Missionary" Accused of Sex Trafficking Young Girls

ORLANDO, Fla. — Detectives said missionary trips abroad were really sex-trafficking visits that victimized children, but the wife of an Orlando man accused in the case defended her husband to WFTV.

No 10 guide to changing nappies and baby talk

David Cameron said it was “ludicrous” that parents received more training in how to drive a car than in how to raise children. A £3.4million digital information service, which begins today, will provide free email alerts and text messages with NHS advice &ldqu …

Some sex abusers 'should work in church'

Some sex abusers should continue to work for the Catholic church, a bishop said on Thursday, while a cardinal argued for some homosexual relationships to be treated like heterosexual ones.

School starting age 'should be raised to six to prevent long-term damage to brighter children'

Children should not have to start school until they are six to prevent early 'adultification', an academic has claimed. Going against conventional wisdom that their intellect should be fed and stimulated early on, education expert Dr Richard House says that over-emphasis on th …

Kate's adoptive family scrimped to give her idyllic childhood... yet she was still desperate to find the parents who gave her up - no matter who it hurt

When I was 18, I changed my name. Crucially, I gave myself a new middle name — Justine. Actually, it wasn’t new at all. It was the name my birth mother gave me before I was adopted.  I can still remember the horror my teenage self felt  when I saw my bir …

Why the notion of valuing true diversity is a false and uncomfortable one!

Many people who know me and my pioneering equality work in the UK will find this post, in particular, rather strange, and might, in fact, fall off their chairs in some surprise! But that is the beauty of evolving in life from one stage to another. If we are learning, we are alwa …

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Size Does Matter

I just finished reading The Female Brain (Dr. Louann Brizendine MD) and learned some fascinating facts about the neurochemical make-up of women and how it impacts our behavior. Here are some interesting nuggets I came away with: 1. The neurochemical make-up of men dictates whe …

Parental Anxiety and That Darned Magazine Cover

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